Independence Day is a little unusual in Morrisville. Despite our well-documented colonial heritage, there are no large parades or parties, and we get to watch the Trenton fireworks rather than having some of our own. (Does a school board meeting count as a fireworks display? We certainly seem to set enough off...)
Morrisville can also proudly lay claim to Summerseat and the distinct honor to have TWO signers of the Declaration of Independence to have called our little town on the banks of the Delaware home.
As you relax today and celebrate the freedom they helped to create, remember that freedom is not free. It has to be repurchased and renewed daily. Protection of the freedoms you possess can only be sustained by giving away those same freedoms. Check out Matthew 16:19 and Matthew 18:18. What you give is what you receive. What you sow is what you reap.
Posting and comment approval will be sporadic over the holiday weekend and will depend on the connections my laptop can obtain as we hit the highway and join the other gas guzzlers on the congested interstates.
Happy Independence Day everyone!
Robert Morris
Wikipedia
Virtuology.com
The Men Behind the American Revolution: Robert Morris
Gravesite, Philadelphia, PA
George Clymer
Wikipedia
Entry from Penn State University
From the Clymer, Indiana County, PA website
Gravesite, Trenton, NJ
